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AI brief of an SEC Form 8-K · Stanley Black & Decker (SWK)

Stanley Black & Decker Q1 sales fall 3% to $3.7 billion as EPS rises to $0.60

Mixed Impact 3 of 5 earnings Written later

Stanley Black & Decker reported first quarter 2025 net sales of $3,744.6 million, down from $3,869.5 million a year earlier, while GAAP earnings per share rose to $0.60 from $0.13. The company also gave 2025 planning figures, including GAAP EPS of $3.30 (+/- $0.15) and a tariff impact of roughly negative $0.75 per share, which shareholders will weigh against the lower sales base.

Key points

  • Net sales were $3,744.6 million, versus $3,869.5 million in the first quarter of 2024; organic revenue rose 1%
  • GAAP diluted EPS was $0.60 versus $0.13 a year earlier; adjusted EPS was $0.75
  • Gross margin was 29.9%, up 130 basis points; 2025 EPS impact from tariffs, net of price and supply chain actions, is estimated at roughly negative $0.75
  • 2025 planning scenario: GAAP EPS of $3.30 (+/- $0.15), adjusted EPS of approximately $4.50, and free cash flow targeted to meet or exceed $500 million

The filing

CompanyStanley Black & Decker (SWK)
Form8-K, current report
Filed with the SECApr 30, 2025, 6:10 AM ET
Accession number0000093556-25-000104

Items reported: 2.02 Results of Operations

Read the filing on SEC.gov ↗

Written by AI (Anthropic Claude, claude-haiku-5-5) on Nov 8, 2026, 1:11 AM ET, from the text of the filing and its press-release exhibits only. Written later: this filing was briefed after the fact, when past filings were added to the site, so the brief may be read with hindsight; the filing itself is the record of what was known on April 30, 2025.

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